Hospital bed with conveyor mattress

Abstract

A hospital bed with conveyor mattress that includes a loop mattress disposed overlying and attached to a conveyor belt disposed in operational communication with a plurality of transverse rollers horizontally disposed within a mattress frame, wherein the loop mattress is moveable in each of a first direction and a second direction and a plurality of hydraulic jacks enable inclinations of specific sections of the mattress relative each other to comfortably position a patient disposed upon the bed, as desired, and extant electronics and medical accoutrements are supportable, powerable, and securable proximal a patient disposed in the bed, whereby a patient is moveable upon the mattress at the press of a button and able to control peripheral electronics while in bed.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A hospital bed with conveyor mattress comprising:
 a mattress frame; 
 a conveyor belt disposed upon the mattress frame; 
 a loop mattress rotatably disposed upon the mattress frame overlying and attached to the conveyor belt; 
 a plurality of transverse rollers horizontally disposed transversely within the mattress frame, each of said plurality of rollers disposed interior to the conveyor belt, said rollers rotatably engaging the conveyor belt whereby the mattress is moveable along a longitudinal axis relative the mattress frame; 
 at least one roller motor in operational communication with at least one of the plurality of transverse rollers, said at least one roller motor configured to rotate at least one roller and rotatably engage the conveyor belt thereby; and 
 a plurality of hydraulic jacks disposed along either side of the mattress frame, each of said hydraulic jacks pivotally attached to the mattress frame and extensible to incline a particular section of the mattress relative another section of the mattress, as desired; 
 wherein the hospital bed with conveyor mattress enables positioning of a patient within the bed at various elevations and inclinations relative the ground and repositions said patient along the longitudinal axis of the mattress frame, as desired, when the conveyor belt is activated, in each of a first direction and a second direction; 
 a headboard disposed perpendicularly at the anterior end of the mattress frame, said headboard including:
 a telescopic IV support pole mounted to the headboard; 
 an oxygen tank holder; 
 a foldable pull-down shelf; and 
 a conveyor button wired to activate and deactivate the plurality of transverse rollers to move the loop mattress when desired; 
 wherein the telescopic IV support is extensible vertically upward from the headboard to support an extant IV bag and apparatus and the oxygen tank holder releasably and adjustably supports an extant oxygen tank of varying sizes; 
 
 a footboard disposed perpendicularly at the posterior end of the mattress frame, said footboard comprising:
 a plurality of holes; 
 a plurality of hooks configured to releasably secure within each of the plurality of holes whereby extant tubing and additional medical accoutrements are supportable thereat; 
 a hook drawer disposed to releasably store said plurality of hooks when not in use; 
 an electrical outlet configured to receive plugs of extant electronics; 
 an electronics panel comprising:
 a Trendelenburg position indicator; 
 a reverse Trendelenburg position indicator; 
 a bed alarm signal; 
 a bed scale read out; 
 a bed elevation indicator; and 
 
 a hinged lid disposed to cover the electronics panel when not in use. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The hospital bed with conveyor mattress of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of side rail members hingedly disposed on either side of the mattress frame, each of said plurality of side rail members moveable between an upright position, enclosing each side of the hospital bed, and a lowered position, enabling access to the bed, said plurality of side rail members comprising:
 a first pair of side rail members disposed more proximal the headboard; 
 a second pair of side rail members disposed more proximal the footboard; and 
 a plurality of controls disposed on at least one of the first pair of side rail members, said plurality of controls usable to operate the hydraulic jacks and the plurality of transverse rollers to maneuver a patient upon the hospital bed with conveyor mattress, said plurality of controls interfaced with additional extant electronics peripheral to the hospital bed, as desired; 
 wherein the hospital bed with conveyor mattress is interfaced with extant additional electronics desirably accessible to a patient bedridden within a hospital room and enables positioning of the patient within the bed at various elevations relative the ground and repositioning of said patient along the longitudinal axis of the mattress frame, as desired, when the conveyor belt is activated, in each of a first direction and a second direction. 
 
     
     
       3. A hospital bed with conveyor mattress comprising:
 a mattress frame; 
 a conveyor belt disposed upon the mattress frame; 
 a loop mattress rotatably disposed upon the mattress frame overlying and attached to the conveyor belt; 
 a plurality of transverse rollers horizontally disposed transversely within the mattress frame, each of said plurality of rollers disposed interior to the conveyor belt, said rollers rotatably engaging the conveyor belt whereby the mattress is moveable along a longitudinal axis relative the mattress frame; 
 at least one roller motor in operational communication with at least one of the plurality of transverse rollers, said at least one roller motor configured to rotate at least one roller and rotatably engage the conveyor belt thereby; 
 a plurality of hydraulic jacks disposed along either side of the mattress frame, each of said hydraulic jacks pivotally attached to the mattress frame and extensible to incline a particular section of the mattress relative another section of the mattress, as desired; 
 a headboard disposed perpendicularly at the anterior end of the mattress frame, said headboard including:
 a telescopic IV support pole mounted to the headboard; 
 an oxygen tank holder; 
 a foldable pull-down shelf; 
 a conveyor button wired to activate and deactivate the plurality of transverse rollers to move the loop mattress when desired; 
 
 a footboard disposed perpendicularly at the posterior end of the mattress frame, said footboard comprising:
 a plurality of holes; 
 a plurality of hooks configured to releasably secure within each of the plurality of holes; 
 a hook drawer disposed to releasably store said plurality of hooks when not in use; 
 an electrical outlet configured to receive plugs of extant electronics; 
 an electronics panel including: 
 a Trendelenburg position indicator; 
 a reverse Trendelenburg position indicator; 
 a bed alarm signal; 
 a bed scale read out; 
 a bed elevation indicator; 
 a hinged lid disposed to cover the electronics panel when not in use; 
 
 a plurality of side rail members hingedly disposed on either side of the mattress frame, each of said plurality of side rail members moveable between an upright position, enclosing each side of the hospital bed, and a lowered position, enabling access to the bed, said plurality of side rail members comprising:
 a first pair of side rail members disposed more proximal the headboard; 
 a second pair of side rail members disposed more proximal the footboard; and 
 a plurality of controls disposed on at least one of the first pair of side rail members, said plurality of controls usable to operate the hydraulic jacks and the plurality of transverse rollers to maneuver a patient upon the hospital bed with conveyor mattress, said plurality of controls interfaced with additional extant electronics peripheral to the hospital bed, as desired; 
 
 wherein the hospital bed with conveyor mattress provides support for peripheral medical devices, is interfaced with extant additional electronics desirably accessible to a patient bedridden within a hospital room, and enables positioning of a patient within the bed at various elevations relative the ground and repositioning of said patient along the longitudinal axis of the mattress frame, as desired, when the conveyor belt is activated in each of a first direction and a second direction.